Mong La District
Mong La Township
Mong La District ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းလႃး ၸႄႈတွၼ်ႈမိူင်းလႃး | |
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Location in Shan State | |
| Coordinates: 21°40′0″N 100°0′0″E / 21.66667°N 100.00000°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Shan State |
| Capital | Mong La |
| Elevation | 645 m (2,116 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Mong La Township (Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းလႃး, Burmese: မိုင်းလားမြို့နယ်) is the only township of Mong La District (Shan: ၸႄႈတွၼ်ႈမိူင်းလႃး, Burmese: မိုင်းလားခရိုင်) in far eastern Shan State, Myanmar. The area borders China and Laos. The principal town is Mong La.
Sharing a border with China, the Mong La area is a center for the production and traffic of narcotics and illegal wildlife trade. It offers gambling and prostitution to Chinese tourists in an unregulated environment outside Myanmar government control.